Comment Re:Dogs are very smart (Score 1) 716
Too bad you don't love humans half as much as you love dogs. Perhaps when our alien overlords stop by looking for food, you can offer yourself up as a tasty treat. Damn humanity and all those evil things we've done to dogs. . . like CREATE THEM. What could be more evil and sadistic than hurting a dog? Gee, it couldn't be genocide or torture or rape or dumping millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. . .
I think you've just provided ample evidence of why someone might love dogs more than humans.
I don't see where hesaigo is claiming no act is more evil than hurting a dog. It seems you filled that part in, in order to attack this pet issue (no pun intended) you're carrying around. I think that is what is commonly termed a "strawman."
But, since you mention it: yes, genocide and torture of humans is worse, because humans are capable of distrust and are capable of fighting back, while most dogs will do neither.
The greatest moral perversion of this age, aside from egoism, is the "animal rights" whackos who prioritize the wellbeing of animals over that of human beings. Those who equate the value of life with the ability to suffer, such as Peter Singer. Dogs are dumb, the fact that they have a broad range of emotions doesn't change that. They're our slaves, both physically and mentally bread to be so. A dog not enslaved to humanity is a wolf, hyena, or fox.
If both you and a dog were in a burning building, I'm one of many people who would save the dog first, and depending on my mood, I might or might not go back to rescue you and your bible. People like Singer aren't just valuing life based on whether it can suffer, but rather on all the same criteria used to judge human life except species itself.
No one is putting human life above nonhuman life. Some people are simply suggesting they're equal, that a life should be valued based on the merits of its personality and contributions. If your objection is that some parts of your bible claim otherwise, you probably already realize that it had a lot of claims of inequality which have mostly been dismantled in modern society.
P.S. Hyenas are not canines.